BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Catrina Elizabeth van der Schijf
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:172347
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:65
Date arrival:18/02/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:51
Farm History
Name:Mooiplaats / Mooiplaatz
District:Piet Retief
Status of Husband
Type:deported
Notes:Johannes Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Catrina Elizabeth van der Schijf
      is the mother of Miss Magdalena Petronella van der Schijf
      is the mother of Master Johannes Jacobus van der Schijf
      is the Unknown of Master Jan Jurgens Potgieter
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 7


Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.